Common use of Voluntary Reduction In Classification Clause in Contracts

Voluntary Reduction In Classification. Inspectors and Leads in all Crafts and Classifications may voluntarily downgrade, permanently or temporarily, to a different/lower Classification in any Craft in which they maintain Craft Seniority. This may be done in the following manner: 1. If a vacancy exists at his Point, after Recall and Reduction in Force Procedures have been complied with in that order, an Inspector or Lead may fill the vacancy on a permanent basis prior to its being filled by a less senior bidder. If two or more employees at a Point wish to downgrade at the same time, any competition between them for a vacancy shall be resolved by the use of Craft Seniority, with the most senior being awarded the vacancy. Any Inspector or Lead who downgrades in this manner is prohibited from bidding for, or accepting, an Inspector or Lead position, as the case may be, for a period of one (1) year beginning from the date of his downgrade. Downgrading employees do not have recall rights to the position they vacated. The resulting vacancy in the Inspector or Lead Classification will be filled using the procedures outlined in this Article. 2. If no vacancy exists at his Point, an Inspector or Lead may nonetheless downgrade temporarily (six (6) months or less) to a different/lower Classification, provided there is another employee at the Point who is qualified for temporary upgrade to the position vacated. At the end of six (6) months the downgrading employee must return to his Inspector or Lead position unless he was awarded a permanent vacancy at the Point, or within the system, during the six (6) month period. If the employee refuses to return to his Inspector or Lead position he will be placed on LOAP status, not to include displacement rights. In that case his recall rights will be limited to the lower Classification, and not to the Inspector or Lead Classification. Any resulting vacancy in the Inspector or Lead Classification will be filled using the procedures outlined in this Article. Should a shift rebid occur during the period of the downgrade, the downgrading Inspector or Lead will bid as Inspector or Lead and the upgrading Technician will bid as a Technician. The two employees shall assume each others’ bidded positions for the duration of the downgrade. An employee who downgrades temporarily may not do so again for one (1) year following return to his Inspector or Lead position. An employee may not downgrade in this manner more than three (3) times during his employment with the Company.

Voluntary Reduction In Classification. Inspectors and Leads in all Crafts and Classifications may voluntarily downgrade, permanently or temporarily, to a different/lower Classification in any Craft in which they maintain Craft Seniority. This may be done in the following manner: 1. If a vacancy exists at his Point, after Recall and Reduction in Force Procedures have been complied with in that order, an Inspector or Lead may fill the vacancy on a permanent basis prior to its being filled by a less senior preferential bidder. If two or more employees at a Point wish to downgrade at the same time, any competition between them for a vacancy shall be resolved by the use of Craft Seniority, with the most senior being awarded the vacancy. Any Inspector or Lead who downgrades in this manner is prohibited from bidding for, or accepting, an Inspector or Lead position, as the case may be, for a period of one (1) year beginning from the date of his downgrade. Downgrading employees do not have recall rights to the position they vacated. The resulting vacancy in the Inspector or Lead Classification will be filled using the procedures outlined in this Article. 2. If no vacancy exists at his Point, an Inspector or Lead may nonetheless downgrade temporarily (six (6) months or less) to a different/lower Classification, provided there is another employee at the Point who is qualified for temporary upgrade to the position vacated. At the end of six (6) months the downgrading employee must return to his Inspector or Lead position unless he was awarded awarded, by way of preferential bid, a permanent vacancy at the Point, or within the system, during the six (6) month period. If the employee refuses to return to his Inspector or Lead position he will be placed on LOAP status, not to include displacement rights. In that case his recall rights will be limited to the lower Classification, and not to the Inspector or Lead Classification. Any resulting vacancy in the Inspector or Lead Classification will be filled using the procedures outlined in this Article. Should a shift rebid occur during the period of the downgrade, the downgrading Inspector or Lead will bid as Inspector or Lead and the upgrading Technician will bid as a Technician. The two employees shall assume each others’ bidded positions for the duration of the downgrade. An employee who downgrades temporarily may not do so again for one (1) year following return to his Inspector or Lead position. An employee may not downgrade in this manner more than three (3) times during his employment with the Company.

Voluntary Reduction In Classification. Inspectors and Leads in all Crafts and Classifications may voluntarily vol- untarily downgrade, permanently or temporarily, to a different/different/ lower Classification in any Craft in which they maintain Craft Seniority. This may be done in the following manner: 1. If a vacancy exists at his Point, after Recall and Reduction in Force Procedures have been complied with in that order, an Inspector or Lead may fill the vacancy on a permanent basis prior to its being filled by a less senior bidder. If two or more employees at a Point wish to downgrade at the same time, any competition between them for a vacancy shall be resolved by the use of Craft Seniority, with the most senior being awarded the vacancy. Any Inspector or Lead who downgrades in this manner is prohibited from bidding for, or accepting, an Inspector or Lead position, as the case may be, for a period of one (1) year beginning from the date of his downgrade. Downgrading employees do not have recall rights to the position they vacated. The resulting vacancy in the Inspector or Lead Classification will be filled using the procedures outlined in this Article. 2. If no vacancy exists at his Point, an Inspector or Lead may nonetheless downgrade temporarily (six (6) months or less) to a different/lower Classification, provided there is another employee at the Point who is qualified for temporary upgrade to the position vacated. At the end of six (6) months the downgrading employee must return to his Inspector or Lead position unless he was awarded a permanent vacancy at the Point, or within the system, during the six (6) month period. If the employee refuses to return to his Inspector or Lead position he will be placed on LOAP status, not to include displacement rights. In that case his recall rights will be limited to the lower Classification, and not to the Inspector or Lead Classification. Any resulting vacancy in the Inspector or Lead Classification will be filled using the procedures outlined in this Article. Should a shift rebid occur during the period of the downgrade, the downgrading Inspector or Lead will bid as Inspector or Lead and the upgrading Technician will bid as a Technician. The two employees shall assume each others’ bidded positions for the duration of the downgrade. An employee who downgrades temporarily may not do so again for one (1) year following return to his Inspector or Lead position. An employee may not downgrade in this manner more than three (3) times during his employment with the Company.

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